The Dachau Concentration Camp is located on the edge of the town of Dachau, outside Munich. This was the first concentration camp created (built in 1933), and was used as a model for future camps. Initially, this camp was used to contain political prisoners -- essentially anyone who spoke out against Hitler. Later, criminals were sent to the camp in addition to the political prisoners, and eventually, the camp was used to "reeducate" (as Hitler put it) the Jewish people during WWII. Dachau was a concentration camp, as opposed to an extermination camp, such as Aushwitz; however, people were often shipped from Dachau to Aushwitz. Most of those who died at Dachau were victims of disease, starvation, and overwork. Records show that approximately 200,000 people passed through Dachau, 30,000 of which died. Futher description has been added to several of the pictures below.

	Camp Administration block				View of camp		Camp Jail block
			Fence and guard tower

	Crematorium		Sculpture